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About Us

Emeritus Prof.Alberto Gomes

Dr Alberto Gomes is an anthropologist with a Goan Indian cultural heritage. He grew up in Malaysia and has lived in Australia for more than 30 years. He has maintained a long-term and close association with the Orang Asli (Malaysia's Aborigines). From them and other Indigenous peoples, he learnt to appreciate nature, peacefulness, and empathic relations.He initiated the DEEP Network,(globaldeepnetwork.org),a global community focused on bridging divides, promoting intercultural understanding, and transforming conflicts.

(Patron in Chief CCC)

Sanne de Swart

Sanne de Swart migrated to Australia in 2010. She has a background in Social and Cultural Education and Peace, Conflict and Development Studies and Sustainability and Leadership. She is passionate about social and environmental justice and a deep rooted believe in grassroot community building, Sanne is a connector, an ideas person and a do-er!

(Director CCC)

Uzma Rubab

Uzma Rubab, landed with her small family in Australia in 2015. She is a staunch believer in the positives of equity and inclusion in society. She has a background in Community Development, Education and Art for Social Change. Uzma, is an idealist, innovative and an initiator, who drives her energies from the hopes on Humanity!

(Director CCC)

Liz Chapman

Liz migrated to Australia in 2012. She has a background in Peace Studies and Anthropology. Liz has worked in the University Sector for the last 10 years and is motivated by the energy of the amazing people around her!

(Director CCC)

Our Team

Our Mission

Our Mission

Besides a board of directors, CCC is supported by an Advisory Committee to achieve its goals. CCC, manages a taskforce of members and volunteers, who are committed to helping others. We take our convictions and turn them into action. Think you would be a good fit? Get in touch for more information.

Our Mission

Our Mission

Our Mission

We endeavor to promote social integration through fostering inclusive societies that are stable, safe, just and empathetic, and respect diversity, equity of opportunity and participation of all people, including disadvantaged and vulnerable groups and persons.

Our Beliefs

Our Mission

Our Beliefs


  • We believe that institutional and systemic transformation is possible when individuals are willing to build the requisite, will, passion and consciousness to change the status quo.
  • We believe in Reciprocal  Determinism. Reciprocal determinism is the idea that behavior is controlled or determined by the individual, through cognitive process


  • We believe that institutional and systemic transformation is possible when individuals are willing to build the requisite, will, passion and consciousness to change the status quo.
  • We believe in Reciprocal  Determinism. Reciprocal determinism is the idea that behavior is controlled or determined by the individual, through cognitive processes, and by the environment, through external social stimulus events.
  • We believe that the well being of planet is essential for the well being of living organisms. It matters because Earth is the only planet we have!

Our Values

Equity

Empowerment

Empowerment

We believe in endorsing particular needs of communities .

Empowerment

Empowerment

Empowerment

We teach how to fish instead giving a fish.

Environment

Empowerment

Environment

We do not have a planet B.

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we live,learn and work throughout Australia and recognise their continuing efforts to conserve and celebrate the richness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.We  pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

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